Oliver Township firefighters host benefit breakfast

STACY LANGLEY, Tribune Staff Writer

Published 8:00 pm, Wednesday, May 13, 2009

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OLIVERTOWNSHIP— Those attending this Sunday’s annual pancake breakfast put on by the Oliver Township Fire Department will have a chance to bid on a few incredible and rather interesting items up for auction.

Items to be auctioned off by the fire department’s auxiliary include a walleye trip for two, spring cleaning, and the one item that seems to have caught the attention of many — a motorcycle ride with Fire Chief Jim Seley.

The firefighters host a pancake breakfast each year as a fundraiser to help defray the cost of purchasing needed firefighting equipment for the department’s firefighters. Seley said the department is currently working toward building up enough money to eventually purchase a thermal imaging camera to be used by the department in the future.

The cost of the breakfast will be $6 for adults and $4 for children. Kids age 5 and younger eat for free.

The breakfast and auction will start at 7 a.m. The breakfast will be served until 1 p.m. at the Oliver Township Fire Hall, located in the village of Elkton. Tina Seley, auxiliary member, said the auction will close at 1:30 p.m. Sunday.

“We have a lot of great stuff to be auctioned off,” she said.

The fire chief said those looking to support the firefighters’ efforts have an option of dining in at the hall or calling ahead for carry-out orders. For those living in Oliver Township, delivery is an option as well.

The breakfast will be geared for all ages, and will include a drawing for a chance at winning a new boys or girls bike donated by the One Stop Shop-Clark Station or LeVillage Market

Firefighters will also have a smokehouse on hand to help teach fire safety to all ages.

“We will have the Harbor Beach Fire Department’s smokehouse to teach people how to make a home escape plan. The smokehouse helps families see what it’s like to be in a house when it’s filled with smoke,” said Chad Seley, assistant fire chief. “We’ll put people inside and they have the chance to see what it’s like to find their way out.”